Senator Sanders’ Field Hearing on Nurse Staffing and Labor Disputes Draws Political Divide and Hospital Critique

Senator Sanders’ Field Hearing on Nurse Staffing and Labor Disputes Draws Political Divide and Hospital Critique

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee convened a ‘field hearing’ to examine the issue of nurse staffing ratios. Senate HELP Chair, Bernie Sanders, visited New Jersey to address the labor dispute involving approximately 1,700 striking nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, one of the state’s largest health systems. Chair Sanders, the only senator in attendance, reiterated… (Colocho, October 30, 2023) #Hospitals, #Workforce